UK’s Davis: Britain wants financial services included in EU trade deal - RTRS

The UK Brexit Minister David Davis wrote in the Daily Telegraph on Tuesday, the UK wants to include financial services in a trade deal with the European Union.

Davis’ comments come after the EU’s Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier cast doubt on the inclusion of financial services in a free-trade deal.

Key Quotes via Reuters:

“We are looking at the full sweep of economic cooperation that currently exists and determining how that can be maintained with the minimum additional barriers or friction.” 

“I do not believe the strength of this cooperation needs change because we leaving the European Union, so long as it is understood that this involves working together, not simply rule taking. These principles can be applied to services trade too.”